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Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1916

Page

6

Railroads and engineers clash over overtime living conditions

Special to the Telegraph reports the fourth day of talks between U S railroad officials and the Big Four brotherhoods focusing on hours and pay. Elisha Lee jokes about a father missing family time while W S Stone pushes overtime reform and yardman rates. Negotiations show little yield and may lead to a referendum on strike authority.

Telegraph New York United States Elisha Lee Pennsylvania Mr. Stone Lee Stone

Locomotives Return Engineers to Firing Duties

Four NYO&W engineers were returned to firing after the railroad added 12 large locomotives. The engines feature ten driving wheels and can haul ninety empty cars or sixty loaded, reshaping crew assignments after eight years.

New York, Ontario and Western Railroad

Standings and crew rosters for Philadelphia and Enola divisions

Listing of crews in the Philadelphia Division and Enola side with first to go times, layoffs, and up lists for engineers firemen conductors flagmen brakemen across the HAR RISBURG area. Includes multiple crew numbers, names of up personnel, and yard assignments for the Middle and Reading divisions.

Harrisburg Philadelphia Happersett Layman Madenford Brubaker Downs Binkley Maxwell Gray Newcomer Sellers Kautz Martin Yeater Zoll Finkenbinder Walters Morris Baker Paul Hoffman Brown Slider Bixler Matley Cable Arney Nave Hayes Dover Miller Gallagher Seitz Helm Hartman Knupp Welsh Purnell Enders Hoover Shirk Clouser Howard Steele Bowers Ulsh Hummer Willis Burris Stiffler Hunter Masterson Horning Kohr Burkett Bruker Liebau Rulick Beisel Sheaffer Black Stever Leamer Forsythe Reeder Showalter Colyer Burger Edwards Tosser Foltz Fleck Doyle A. M. Myers McNaight Palmer M. M. Campbell Sebelist Musser Yost Henry Lenhart Eichel Messimer Adams Rhine Bolden Putt Klick Schmidt Sammy Waltz Hall Brady Cunningham Snyder Desch Graham Fry Dougherty Eyde McKilps ENOLA Eee Hooner Nicholas Looper Smedley Asson Thomas Carson Sturgeon Meek Staley Crosby Cooper Orr Gayman Seabolt Mumma Hoopes McDermott Stoner Long Ward Ure Anthony Rider Hill Borer Ee Kling Smith Branvon Bickhart Reading Harrishurs Bonawitz Fortney Richwine Freed Morrison Pletz Woland Sweeley Morne Stephens Alvora Bbrougher Keefer Cottenham Stormfeltz Heisler Warfel Glaser Yowler Grimm Peters Sullivan Fleagle Mentzer Alleman Seaman Scott Rheam Elistotle Shine Mort Hershey Pittinger Amey Bittle Brimes Painter Cocklin

Great German Chancellor Speech Fires Up Reichstag Crowd

Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg proclaimed that peace efforts by Germany would be futile and urged unified stance for victory. He urged end of party lines in war, praised national resolve, and predicted success against England and on sea, while defending Germany’s naval battles and ongoing sacrifices.

von Bethmann-Hollweg Germany England Dr. Liebknecht Baltic Verdun Hindenburg Albion Admiralty London Hipper Berlin Associated Press Sayville North Sea

Grocery Specials Slashed Prices On Groceries And Meats

Price list shows 25 pounds granulated sugar for 81.98, 50 cents of groceries, soup rot, several 3 for 10 cent deals on peas beans and baked beans, 19 cents soup, various canned goods, vinegars and syrups, corn flakes, biscuits, soap and tea items. Meats include whole ham shoulder ham sliced ham and brick cheese with unit prices. Also a demonstration of Banquet Coffee advertised with specials.

de Wrigley

Hundreds of Summer Wash Skirts At Dives Pomeroy Stewart

A broad display of summer wash skirts in the Dives Pomeroy Stewart outer apparel section boasts hundreds of skirts for small medium and large women and girls. Prices start at 1.25 offering varied materials and a wide value range in Pennsylvania.

Pomeroy & Stewart Pennsylvania Harrisburg

O Cedar Polish Promises Quick Shine for Home Use

O Cedar Polish is praised as a economical liquid cleaner and polish for furniture and floors. It is advertised as easy to apply and fast acting, with shoppers urged to buy from Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart in the basement.

New York Pomeroy & Stewart

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